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Books about Lewis

Postby Karen » December 2nd, 2005, 5:32 pm

a roundup from Christianity Today of the most recent books about Lewis and Narnia. Our own Paul Ford's Companion to Narnia is there, of course. :)
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Postby wood-maid » December 4th, 2005, 5:28 am

It's pessimistic of me, but I can't help but wonder if some of these people are just out to make money. Either that or they're not willing to put much time and effort into their books. I read Aslan's Call, which came out recently, and was totally unimpressed. It seemed fluffy to me, not much depth or purpose there. (no offense to the author intended) I heard a similar comment about Bruce Edwards' book, but I haven't read it yet so will with hold judgement. :)

Anyway, I didn't see so many of those type of books on the list you linked to, but at Wal-Mart the other day I saw at least a dozen Narnia books and flipping through them, I was disappointed and unimpressed.

You can tell when authors really love Lewis and his writings. You can sense thought, interest, commitment to real understanding, and time and effort. That's what I like to see.

Maybe I'm just being picky, since pre-movie era (am I right?) it seems like books about Lewis' and his writings were more scholarly or at least had more depth. Walter Hooper, Colin Duriez, Peter Schakel, Brian Sibley, Paul Ford...they're on a different level than these paperback "see God in Narnia" or "how to understand Narnia" books.
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Postby A#minor » December 5th, 2005, 1:43 am

I agree that some people are taking advantage of the movie to sell books. Like Narnia for Dummies, is that really necessary? Is it really that hard to understand a few children's books?
It's just a device to make more money. I think Lewis would have been disgusted by it. (Not the books necesarily, but the attitude behind them.)
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Postby wood-maid » June 22nd, 2006, 1:43 am

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